A. Eric pounded the night table frantically. He tried to find the alarm clock
quickly. He moved his hand here and there rapidly. He reached the "snooze"
button eventually. He stopped the alarm finally.
B. Frantically, Eric was flopping his arm on the night table. He was searching
for the alarm button. He was trying to avoid opening his eyes. He was
pounding the "snooze" button. He was keeping his eyes tightly closed.
C. Frantically flopping his arm on the night table, Eric searched for the alarm
button, trying to avoid opening his eyes. At last, he hit "snooze." More sleep
would feel so good! Then, the newfound quiet of the still-dark room closed in
around him, and Eric sank into a deep and delicious sleep.
D. Frantically, Eric pounded the night table. Earnestly, he searched for the
alarm clock. Erratically, he moved his hand here and there. Resolutely, he
tried one last bang. Victoriously, he finally hit the "snooze" button.
Which passage on the left uses the
best VARIETY of sentence structure
and sentence length?
Passage B
Passage C
Passage D
Passage A